Leaving The American Sector
Leaving The American Sector by Mercy Projects Director Jeff Thompson is an exciting and inspirational story in the vein of "God's Smuggler" by Brother Andrew. For 12 years Jeff made secret missions behind the Iron Curtain. In the process he was caught by the East Geman Secret Police (the Stasi) and a covert plan was developed by the Stasi to apprehend him.
This is a story that will...
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Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches One of the best and most encouraging books written about adoption is "Adopted for Life” by Russell D. Moore. This book is a manifesto calling Christians to adopt children and to equip Christian families going through the process. It offers biblical foundations for adoption and identifies adoption as a Great Commission priority.
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Orphanology The book Orphanology is a practical response to God’s command to care for the fatherless told through the stories of families and ministries who are responding.
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Wrestling with an Angel This book tells the story of a father and his struggle dealing with his son's disabilities. For more information or to order the book visit:
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Reclaiming Adoption The book Reclaiming Adoption: Missional Living Through the Rediscovery of Abba Father, will be available January 1 for either a print version or an e-version. The book is edited by Dan Cruver, with contributions from John Piper, Rick Phillips, Scotty Smith, and Jason Kovacs.
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Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make A Difference These are difficult days in our world's history. 1.75 billion people are desperately poor, natural disasters are gouging entire nations, and economic uncertainty still reigns across the globe. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God's love and life? We are created by a great God...
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Figes describes the twists and turns of Russian history through cultural and artistic events from the founding of Rus in the 12th century through the Soviet era. This book is a great resource for anyone trying to understand the roots of Russian culture as it is today.
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From Nyet to Da, 4th Edition: Understanding the New Russia Like earlier editions, the new "From Nyet to Da" illuminates the dynamics of traditional Russian culture in the framework of contemporary events. With a new preface, a completely rewritten 'Whither Russia' chapter and updates and revisions throughout, "From Nyet to Da" enlightens readers about virtually every aspect of Russian life, covering social and interpersonal skills as...
China - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture For families in the process of adopting internationally, it's very important to understand the culture your child is coming from. Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how...
Ukraine - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture For families in the process of adopting internationally, it's very important to understand the culture your child is coming from. Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how...
Russia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture For families in the process of adopting internationally, it's very important to understand the culture your child is coming from. Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how...
Ethiopia - Culture Smart!: The essential guide to customs & culture Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes...
Adopted for a Purpose: Bible Stories of Joseph, Moses, Samuel, and Esther Presents the Bible stories of Joseph, Moses, Samuel, and Esther, all of whom were taken from their natural parents and raised by someone else.
The Jesus Storybook Bible “I would urge not just families with young children to get this book, but every Christian--from pew warmers, to ministry leaders, seminarians and even theologians! Sally Lloyd-Jones has captured the heart of what it means to find Christ in all the scriptures, and has made clear even to little children that all God’s revelation has been about Jesus from the beginning--a truth not all...
Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation "Operation World is the definitive global prayer guide that will help focus your heart and life towards God's passion for his glory among all nations. This all new 7th edition has been completely updated and revised. Whether you are an intercessor praying behind the scenes for world change, a missionary reaping the benefits of intercession, or simply curious about the world, Operation World...
Parenting the Hurt Child The world is full of hurt children, and bringing one into your home can quickly derail the easy family life you once knew. Get effective suggestions, wisdom, and advice to parent the hurt child in your life. The best hope for tragedy prevention is knowledge! Updated and revised.
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The Slave Across the Street While more and more people each day become aware of the dangerous world of human trafficking, most people in the U.S. still believe this is something that happens to foreign women, men and children--not something that happens to their own.
In this powerful true story, Theresa Flores shares how her life as an All-American, blue-eyed, blond-haired 15-year-old teenager who could have been your...
Liberian Adoption: Preparing for Your Child's Homecoming Liberian Adoption: Preparing for Your Child's Homecoming is a must have resource guide for any family adopting a child from Liberia. It's one thing to make it through the process of adopting internationally; it's an entirely different thing to be properly prepared for a child's homecoming. In this book, written by Liberia Adoption Coordinator Angel Rutledge, adoptive families learn about the...
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Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope This book tells the story of Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth's journey through courtship, marriage, adoption, and loss.
From the back cover:
"I've told my kids for years that God doesn't make mistakes," writes Mary Beth Chapman, wife of Grammy award winning recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman. "Would I believe it now, when my whole world as I knew it came to an...
Priceless: A Novel on the Edge of the World This book, by author Tom Davis, tells the fictional story of Stuart Daniels, a photojournalist who has found purpose in life. After suffering the fallout of a tragic assignment, Daniels rediscovered his faith while helping a young African orphan. Now his photo work carries a greater mission: To educate people about social injustice happening around the world.
Daniels next assignment...
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Too Small to Ignore: Why Children are the Next Big Thing As president and CEO of Compassion International, a Christian child sponsorship agency, Dr. Wess Stafford is naturally passionate about children. But in his book TOO SMALL TO IGNORE: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing, Stafford goes beyond heartfelt excitement to build a compelling case as to why investing heavily in children will not only transform the face of Christianity but also our world. --...
The One Factor - How One Changes Everything This book offers hope and ideas for how you, as one person, can make a difference in your community and in your world. For more information or to purchase, click below:
Help for Russian Families Who Wish to Adopt This book by adoption experts Pimenov and Krasnitskaya provides help and legal information that Russian families need to maneuver through a potentially complicated adoption process:
http://risknetwork.ru/resources/?id=289
A Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Families: Stories that celebrate a special gift of love It takes a loving and caring couple to bring an adopted child into their home. And every year, thousands of couples make room in their homes--and their hearts--for these special children. This story collection celebrates the individuals and families who experience these feelings firsthand. From first-time parents, anxiously awaiting the phone call that their little one has arrived to a single...
My Portable Life: Reluctant Runaway Finds Families for Thousands of Children This autobiography by Jean Erichsen tells the story of how she went from being a neglected, abused child to become an adoptive mother and an orphan advocate. For more information or to purchase, click below:
Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse This book is a well-researched, biblically, and scientifically based overview of the various types of abuse, the effects, and the means of healing.-- Review from Amazon.com
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Field Guide to Child Welfare, Volumes I-IV The "Field Guide to Child Welfare" is a comprehensive, four-volume resource for child welfare workers and supervisors to use in their everyday practice. The guide describes basic theory, practical application, and pertinent case examples and examines specialized practice issues related to adoption, sexual abuse, cultural competency, and children with developmental disabilities. The Field...
20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed "A must-read and must-keep resource for all adoptive parents, getting straight to the core of adoption issues. This is one of the most validating books for adoptive parents I have ever read, helping them to know not only that their experiences are different but how to turn challenges into healing moments." —Review by Heather T. Forbes, LCSW, author of Beyond Consequences, Logic,...
Wounded Children, Healing Homes Why doesn’t our child return our love? What are we failing to understand? What are we failing to do? These questions can fill the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children.
Families often enter into this experience with high expectations for their child and for themselves but are broadsided by shattered assumptions. This book addresses the reality of those unmet...
The Great Behavior Breakdown The Great Behavior Breakdown identifies 27 of the most problematic, serious, and challenging behaviors that parents face, broken them down, and provided step-by-step guidance and insight for transforming your family conflict immediately. This is a must-read book for any parent or professional working with children who have seemingly uncontrollable behavior. Common diagnoses for such children are...
Alone in the World: Orphans and Orphanages in America Orphans and orphanages, although topics of interest in children's fiction, have been neglected in nonfiction except for accounts of the orphan trains of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This gap has now been filled by Reef's thoroughly researched history of children's homes in the U.S. beginning in 1729, when a place for girls was founded in New Orleans. The author relates how many orphaned...
Hello, I Love You: Adventures in Adoptive Fatherhood This is the story of two international adoptions, complete with piles of cash, passport checks, airport con-men, electrocution, and Ukrainian cops on our doorstep with guns. It’s all part of the wild ride that is international adoption. But so is God’s faithfulness taking new forms each day through the love of friends, the support of family, the comfort of Scripture, and the fellowship...
Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk: A Caseworker's Story Marc Parent worked for four years as a caseworker for Emergency Children's Services in New York, acting as the final protector of children from abusive parents, as "the one on the front line--the last hope for a kid in trouble." His job was to make house calls and decide if a child needed to be removed at once. He has selected eight cases illustrating the extreme pressures of the work...
Reckless Faith: Let Go and Be Led Thirteen years ago, a mission trip inspired a young couple to move to Mexico to care for orphans and other children. True stories drawn from their ministry experiences challenge readers to trust God to show up exactly when and where He’s needed
most.-- Review from Amazon.com
I Wished for You: an Adoption Story Wished for You: an adoption story follows a conversation between Barley Bear and his Mama as they curl up in their favorite cuddle spot and discuss how they became a family. Barley asks Mama the questions many adopted children have, and Mama lovingly answers them all.-- Review from Amazon.com
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Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens Working with adopted adolescents is complex. The key to successful therapy and healthy development is to help the adolescent discover and accept the person within. Parents will discover: •the six most common adoption stuck-spots •the complexities of adoption •the adopted teen’s quest for identity •how therapy may help the adoptive families learn and grow together....
Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings 'Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings' is a new, easy-to-read workbook for international adoptive parents and waiting parents who wish to document their children's early lives for them, in the form of a lifebook. Through exercises and text, readers become more comfortable telling children the truth about their beginnings while emphasizing their strengths and resilience. Adoption...
LifeBooks : Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child From Alaska to Australia the word is spreading. Adoptive parents are discovering the enormous value of adoption lifebooks. But then the questions begin. Where do I start? What information should be included? Do I let my child bring it to school?
Beth O’Malley M.Ed. provides the answers to these and more. In her best selling book, LifeBooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child Beth...
Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children For adopted children, learning about their beginnings and how they understand what that means to them is a process. It doesn t happen at one point in time, but rather throughout the experiences of life. In this heartwarming children s book, Forever Fingerprints uses a common occurrence a relative s pregnancy as a springboard for discussions on birthparents, where adopted children are before they...
Pieces of Me: Who do I Want to Be Grade 9 Up—This title refers to the "pieces" that adoptees must identify, gather, and put together properly in order to make themselves whole. It is a compendium of poems, essays, drawings, quotations, and photos created by adoptees, from 12 to 60+, intended to "offer practical insight and hope" to other adoptees. Each contributor is introduced in a brief biographical...
Cassie Wonders: Adoption Questions asked by a 6 1/2 year old This books is fully illustrated and inspired by a young Adoptee. Cassie is a happy and cheerful six and 1/2 year old. Naturally, she has questions and even her own thoughts about her adoption and birth parents. She sometimes even wonders if this world is fair. Some questions her parents can answer but, even when they can't her adoptive parents find ways to assure Cassie that she is special in this...
We See the Moon An elegant and evocative book for adopted children to open the birthparent and adoption dialog between parent and child.
Many adult adoptees have gone through life wanting to ask questions about their birthparents, but felt the thoughts they have might make their parents uncomfortable. Then, these questions have remained unasked and unanswered. "We See the Moon" opens the adoption...
I Don't Have Your Eyes Family connections are vitally important to children as they begin to find their place in the world. For transracial and transcultural adoptees, domestic adoptees, and for children in foster care or kinship placements, celebrating the differences within their families as well as the similarities that connect them, is the foundation for belonging. As parents or caregivers, we can strengthen our...
Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections Featuring over 100 contributors overseen by EMK Press writer-editors MacLeod and Macrae, this book is a virtual one-stop shop for adoption information for readers at any knowledge level. Divided into chapters like "Sleep," "Claiming," "Language," and "Food," it touches upon major issues in brief essays written by adoptive parents, adoptees, and therapists....
Realistic Expectations: The First Year Home Download this free e-book that answers many questions adoptive parents have during the first year their child is with them:
http://www.emkpress.com/realisticexpectations.html
Love Lessons: Understanding, Learning, and Finding Purpose While Raising Challenging Children This book will take you on a journey of discovery and healing through a mother's eyes. It uncovers the truth about childhood trauma, how it affects the mind and spirit, and what is required to repair the broken bonds of attachment and trust. It is a personal tutorial in lessons of heartache and hope, despair and dedication, failures and forgiveness. Understanding, Learning, and finding purpose...
She is Priceless Website This website shares great articles on human trafficking around the world, as well as ideas for ways you can get involved in fighting against trafficking.
http://www.sheispriceless.com/
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Dare to Love Completely Follow a young woman off the plane, down winding dusty paths, and through the doors of an orphanage where children are waiting to teach you the most important lessons in life. Travel past the orphanage to the surrounding villages, and stoop inside darkened huts to greet men, women, and children whose stories of amazing faith give you strength and courage to go forth and fight the everyday battles....
The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India This book tells the heartbreaking story of the many poor and underprivleged children in India. It also shares hope for their futures: http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Silence-Invisible-Children-India/dp/0980232376/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Connecting With Kids Through Stories: Using Narratives To Facilitate Attachment In Adopted Children Children whose early development has been damaged by abuse or neglect are notoriously difficult to reach. Through many years' therapeutic work with adopted children and their families, Denise B. Lacher and Todd Nichols have developed an exciting and innovative technique which uses stories as the main mode for helping parents to communicate and connect with their troubled children. Connecting with...
Addition by Adoption Love, laughter and lunacy in 140 characters. A work-at-home dad turns to Twitter to share updates about kids, causes and life. It's a curated selection of bizarre quotes, funny stories and temper tantrums. Woven between potty-training woes and breakfast time songs is a family growing through adoption and learning how to change the world, one status update at a time. You'll find humor, parental...
Dispossessed: Life in Our World's Urban Slums According to the United Nations, more than one billion people live in urban slums, and this figure will double in the next 30 years. Put another way, one of every three people who lives in a city, lives in a slum. In this enlightening paperback, Mark Kramer, a journalist and social advocate, puts faces on people in dire straits in five cities: Manila, Nairobi, Mexico City, Bangkok, and Cairo.--...
Shaping the Future: Girls and Our Destiny Scripture declares that all children are a gift - an inheritance - from God (Psalm 127:3). To reject the girl child, or to ascribe lesser importance to her, denies God’s justice and character and the truth that all children are created in His image.
This book by Dr. Phylis Kilbourn includes a global overview of girl-child issues stemming from gender discrimination and explores the root...
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The Hole in Our Gospel Stearns, the CEO of World Vision, says Christians have a huge hole in their lives, an emptiness that comes from ignoring the plight of the poor. He details his own quest to fill this hole by leaving Lenox Inc., where he was CEO, to run a not-for-profit that helps feed, clothe, and educate children worldwide. Unlike many evangelical Christians, Stearns believes poverty is explained by something...
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Updated Orphan Care Resources and Events in Russian With many recent additions to our Russian directory of orphan care resources and events, we now have a great database full of key books, videos, articles, conferences, etc. We encourage you to send these links to your Russian partners as well:
Upcoming Events
http://risknetwork.ru/events/#doctitle
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Ransomed This novel by author Els Van Hierden tells "the story of the plight of abandoned children in Russia. The story of children left on the door steps of state orphanages; with little hope for the future.
This is David Valensky's story of personal loss, sacrifice, and the struggle he faces in choosing between the call of God on his life, in a mission to street teens in Russia, and a romance...
Love Mercy "In Love Mercy: A Mother and Daughter's Journey from the American Dream to the Kingdom of God, having lived a life of plenty in suburban America, Lisa Samson and her eighteen-year-old daughter, Ty, thought they were traveling to Africa to minister to the people and chronicle the AIDS crisis devastating the continent. Their trip, they assumed, would be missional, merciful, giving. Instead,...
Children's Books about Adoption Are you looking for good children's books about adoption to read to your adopted child? What about adoption stories to read to your biologic children? This is a great list of books about adoption for small children through teenagers:
Families are Different
by Nina Pellegrini, Holiday House, 1991
This books wraps together different-looking families, and different ways of creating...
Same Kind of Different as Me This book tells the true story of a homeless man from Louisianna, and how his life intersects with a wealthy businessman from Texas. I would recommend this book to anyone who does ministry with the homeless or just the poor in general. It is a story of God's redemption, and of how God can teach us through the people we serve.
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The Adoption Network: Your Guide to Starting a Support System In The Adoption Network, Laura Christianson, founder and director of Seattle-based Heartbeat Ministries, walks you through the basics of planning and launching a support system for adoptive families, foster families, birth parents, or adoptees. Packed with practical pointers and worksheets, this handbook will equip you with the tools you need to create a vibrant adoption support network.
For more...
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The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting Before you make the decision to adopt it's wise to know how adopting will affect your daily life. How will it affect your other children and your marriage? What will be the roll of the birth parents? Here are 15 important questions - and answers - to help you make the right choice in adopting. Includes questions for discussion and reflection - ideal for personal or group study - and additional...
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Successful Adoption: A Guide for Christian Families Have you felt there's an empty place in your family, but the process of adoption seemed too daunting? Find answers to demystify adoption and discover if it's right for your family, how to pay for it, where to find the right agency and how to make sense of the paperwork. It's just a few of the issues covered at length in this essential guidebook for bringing a little one to your doorstep.
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Loving Our Kids on Purpose "Here is a fresh look at the age-old role of parenting.Loving Our Kids on Purpose brings the principles of the Kingdom of God and revival into our strategy as parents. 2 Corinthians 3:17 tells us that Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. Most parenting approaches train children to learn to accept being controlled by well meaning parents and adults. Unfortunately, God is not going...
Ministries of Mercy: The call of the Jericho Road Why would someone risk his safety, destroy his schedule, and become dirty and bloody to help a needy person of another race and social class? And why would Jesus tell us "Go and do likewise"? Like the wounded man on the Jericho road, there are needy people in our path- the widow next door, the family strapped with medical bills, the homeless man outside our place of worship. God call us...
Our Adoption in Christ: What It Means for Us and for Orphans This book was written to equip churches theologically in the areas of orphan care and earthly adoption. We believe that robust theology produces robust action. So, our writing objective was to put the gospel at the center of the global orphan crisis. If the church is to be mobilized to care for 143 million orphaned and vulnerable children, then the gospel must be the main thing. Our prayer is that...
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In Bible times, God maintained a special provision for the less fortunate. As His people harvested their fields, they were instructed to always leave a portion of the crops for those in need.Today, God's heart continues to beat for the poor, the widows, and the fatherless. And as His children, our divine commission remains the same, a directive that's nothing less than the heart of the Christian...
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Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control Rate:
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The Beyond Consequences Institute, LLC was created to educate and provide the resources for helping children with severe acting out behaviors. Many of these children have been previously diagnosed with such disorders as reactive attachment disorder, bipolar, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, depression, and the list goes on and on.
Most traditional techniques accepted amongst...
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Psychology of Orphans was written by Dr. Lyudmila Shipitsyna, Rector of the Institute of Special Education and Psychology Saint-Petersburg, as a resource book for students, researchers, academics and professionals. Those who work with orphans and families with special needs children affected by social and psychological problems will find Psychology of Orphans valuable.
Any potential adoptive...
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family Rate:
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The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion.
Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you:
-- Build bonds of affection and...
One Million Arrows: Raising Your Children to Change the World "God has called His people to leave a legacy of godliness for the next generation. One Million Arrows picks up on that high calling and casts a God-sized vision for parents who long to see their children used by God in mighty ways...it will challenge you to raise your children as ambassadors for Christ rather than casualties of the culture-war." —Review by Dennis Rainey,...
Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian "Gary Haugen explores what it means to really care about those who suffer--and it isn't necessarily the path we might expect. We tend to think of soup kitchens and painting buildings as ways to express our compassion for those in need, but Gary makes a convincing argument that fighting for justice on behalf of the poor is a powerful, effective way to make a long-term difference in their...
This Immoral Trade: Slavery in the 21st Century Based on her compelling and convincing report to the British House of Lords, this high-profile advocate (Baroness Cox) for the world's poorest victims offers an urgent call to action for Christians worldwide.
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Not for Sale: Raising Awareness, Ending Exploitation This is a must read for all those seeking to understand the issues surrounding sexual exploitation and abuse in our society today - the human cost of prostitution and the scourge of trafficking for sexual exploitation exposed to our senses as never before.
Commissioned by CHASTE this book drives home a message for our times. Using a wide range of literary styles and modes of communication from...
Stop the Traffik Human trafficking is a fraught and hotly debated information minefield—sometimes just getting to grips with the basics and the sheer scale of the problem can be over-whelming.
STOP THE TRAFFIK’s new book is designed to help youngsters to students to teachers to professionals—navigate this minefield and engage with this global issue in a practical and useful way. Demonstrated...
Trafficking and Women's Rights "Based on extensive research and collaboration across Europe, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of burning issues in the debate on trafficking in women. Practitioners, academics and policy-makers contribute up-to-date information and policy recommendations. The book is an invaluable contribution providing an innovative multidisciplinary approach to trafficking, including chapters on...
Castaway Kid "Before you sit down to read Castaway Kid by Rob Mitchell, I would suggest that you obtain a box of tissues. This compelling story grabs from the first page and helps you to understand what real loneliness and rejection feel like. More importantly it puts into perspective the most important things in life, such as a relationship with God. This is a splendid example of how the hand of God can...
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew "As both an adoptee and president of Jewel Among Jewels Adoption Network, author Sherrie Eldridge brings an original approach to the topic of adoption. In an attempt to inform adoptive parents of the unique issues adoptees face, she discusses adoptee anger, mourning, and shame and adoption acknowledgment while using case studies to illustrate how parents can better relate to their adopted...
Wrapping Around Adoptive Families How to Provide Support to Those Called to Adopt:
"There are many different ways to minister to God's orphan children and to the adoptive families that have welcomed these children home. This booklet from Focus on the Family makes it clear that struggling adoptive families need their church families to support them during times of trials. While the suggestions in this booklet may not apply to...
Adoption is for a Lifetime Join author Nancy McCullough as she shares her fascinating story of how God orchestrated her adoption from Hong Kong. She relates her struggles related to the unknown reason for abandonment, which resulted in a wounded spirit and the inability to bond with her adoptive mother. God blessed her with wonderful parents, a loving husband, and two adopted girls from China. Take a...
Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family Real-Life Solutions to Common Challenges
"Adoption is a high calling from God, and the Christian home is primary soil for planting seeds of faith. But how will post-adoption challenges affect this growth? Most agencies do not prepare you for unexpected challenges like an adopted child fighting with his new siblings, not wanting to be touched or showing signs of reactive attachment disorder...
The All Inclusive Handbook To Adopting A Child "This all-inclusive guide will take you throughout the entire adoption process, from beginning to the end. This book will give you information significant for helping you decide if adoption is right for you, how to prepare for it, how to speed up the adoption process, what to expect during the adoption process, how to handle drawbacks you might encounter, and how to handle sensitive...
Transformation Station Curriculum Box Set from Metro Ministries Use the one tool that has years of experience and long-term credibility behind it. Transformation Station has been proven effective both domestically and internationally, connecting with children from diverse background and cultures.
As a young man in ministry, Pastor Bill Wilson struggled to find a way to connect to children. This led him to develop his own curriculum. As a pioneer on...
While We Wait: Spiritual & Practical Advice for Those Trying to Adopt "Adoption is a beautiful event, and building a family through adoption is a loving and selfless act. But the decision to adopt and the many stages that follow are often pock-marked with tears, distress, anger, and disappointment. While We Wait, written by a mother while she struggled through the process herself, is a hope-filled collection of reflections on the everyday, practical aspects of...
When Helping Hurts - Book and Webinar Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in strategies that do considerable harm to poor people as well as to themselves. When Helping Hurts is a book by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development that directly addresses these assumptions.
The book provides foundational concepts and clear...
Adopting the Hurt Child "Adopting the Hurt Child" by Gregory Kack and Regina Kupeckyaddresses the frustration, heartache, and hope surrounding the adoption of special-needs children. You will find value in the easy reading style, practical parenting strategies, and refreshing insights to the challenges you face. Revised and updated, this practical resource includes information on foreign adoptions.
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God's Heart for the Orphan...and Me! Hope for Orphans new childrens' curriculum "God's Heart for the Orphan...and Me!" is an exciting, interactive children's Bible study designed to expose the children at church and home to God's passion for orphans and waiting children. The material engages children to discuss what God calls His followers to do for orphans. It also offers tools to enable kids to take action and...
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If You Were Mine (Workbook) Hope for Orphans®, If You Were Mine Workshop has encouraged thousands of families nationwide to investigate adoption from a biblical and practical perspective.
This workbook accompanies the If you were Mine Workshop. It will help you make wise, loving decisions and have healthy expectations about adoption.
This comprehensive resource explores the following topics:
God's heart for...
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NavPress Adoption Book Kit According to recent research, over one-third of Americans have considered adopting. NavPress has put together a comprehensive resource kit of books that offer heartfelt encouragement, practical advice, and needed resources to those who may adopt.
This kit includes one of each title:
Questions Adoptees Are Asking
Parenting Adopted Adolescents
Parenting the Hurt Child Revised...
Parenting Adopted Adolescents Adoptive parent, social worker, author, and speaker Dr. Gregory C. Keck offers support, new ideas, and suggestions on managing difficult family situations specific to adolescents, especially adopted adolescents. You will find humor and relief as you realize your role in your child’s journey. Also appropriate for teachers, youth pastors, and mental health professionals.
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The Whole Life Adoption Book Read this book for insights into every aspect of adoption, from vital issues to introductory questions, including updated information on the adoption process, both in the U.S. and internationally; an in-depth look at the developmental stages of adoption for families and children; the impact of adoption on birth children in the family; and practical parenting suggestions to handle the unique needs...
A Dress for Anna: the Story of the Redemption of the Life a Ukrainian Orphan "Every little girl loves a pretty new dress, and my daughter, Anna, was no exception. Trembling with emotion, she ripped open the department store bag that contained her new dress, tights, shoes and undergarments. Then, she pulled out the lavender floral print dress, caressing the silk lining and rubbing her face in the soft fabric.
“Platya,” She...
The Great Gilly Hopkins This book by Katherina Paterson tells the story of Gilly Hopkins, a determined-to-be-unpleasant 11-year-old foster kid who the reader can't help but like by the end. Gilly has been in the foster system all her life, and she dreams of getting back to her (as she imagines) wonderful mother. (The mother makes these longings worse by writing the occasional letter.) Gilly is all the more...
When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder Newly updated and expanded, this book is power packed with parenting techniques for guiding challenging children back on track! Part I includes understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder, it's causes and symptoms. Part II has the solutions! Praised by parents throughout the world as saving their sanity and their families. Used by many agencies and professionals to train parents to help emotionally...
When a Stranger Calls You Mom This book offers a child development and relationship perspective on why traumatized children think, feel, and act the way they do. It is a guide for foster/adoptive parents and professionals living and working with traumatized children.
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"This book is a lifesaver!! We adopted a boy from Russia three years ago and have had attachment issues from the beginning. Been...
Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children Katie, an abused, neglected, and poorly attached child, spent the first years of her life with parents who cared little about her. As a result she is an angry, unhappy, and manipulative kid. Is there any hope for her to grow up and become a healthy and happy adult? In BUILDING THE BONDS OF ATTACHMENT Dr. Daniel Hughes follows Katie through her life with abusive birth parents and many foster homes,...
Treating Attachment Disorders: From Theory to Therapy "This book couldn't be more timely. After three decades of developmental research establishing the importance of attachment processes in emotional regulation and stress responsiveness, therapists of many orientations are pondering how to apply these findings in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Previous books relating attachment theory to clinical concerns have been heavily...
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
Every year increasingly larger proportions of both internationally and domestically adopted children are arriving in their families not as newborns a few hours or days old, but at several weeks or several months or even several years of age. They arrive in loving, idealistic, but often ill-prepared families who may or may not have received all of the background information they need.
The...
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self In BEING ADOPTED: THE LIFELONG SEARCH FOR SELF, author David Brodzinsky illustrates common developmental pathways of adoptees as they occur throughout the life span. It probes the complex issues that are involved in this ongoing life process. Five themes run throughout this book: the experience of adoptees; developmental perspectives; normality; search for self; and sense of loss.
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List of Books on Adoption and Foster Care This site offers a good list of books on adoption, attachment issues, parenting adopted children, and children development.
Is God Really My Father? Have you ever wondered why you were alive? What is the purpose of life anyway? Here you will learn that God has always loved you. He has real peace, hope, happiness and heaven ready for you if you really want them. A powerful outreach/evangelism tool, illustrated in full color. All of that along with lovely color illustrations with side-by-side text columns.
Available in Russian...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Hope International Missions |
Hope Exists: Exploring Abuse and Its Effects: A Handbook for Young People If you are interested please contact me through the contact information below and I will be able to provide you ahead of time with details as of how we can make this resource available to you.
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| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Arts for Life International Inc. |
The Middle Mom: How to Grow Your Heart by Giving It Away ...a foster mom's journey Every foster parent knows how hard, yet rewarding, it can be to care for a child with a difficult past and an uncertain future. Christie Erwin has been a mom, in the middle, for countless children over nearly two decades. In this poignant and insightful book, she honestly shares the reality of making yourself vulnerable to the pain and indescribable delight of giving your heart away to...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Campus Crusade for Christ |
HIV/AIDS Resources from Samaritan's Purse Resources for Teaching Youth
Youth are the future teachers, medical professionals, and business leaders of the world. And in many developing countries, they are also the most at risk of HIV infection. Samaritan’s Purse focuses on mobilizing, equipping, and training (MET) Christian leaders to fight the epidemic within their communities. The resources described below are used for part one...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Samaritan’s Purse |
Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian In Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian, International Justice Mission President Gary Haugen leads us on a journey to freedom from the triviality and fear that can stifle our lives. Set against the frontlines of today's battle against slavery and injustice, Haugen shows how common people are called to uncommon courage - and how we, too, can be a part of God's...
Restoring Children of the Streets This workbook manual developed by Action International Philippines is for assisting Christians in ministering the gospel and compassionate care for God's glory, especially to the 160 million street children and 143 million orphans of the world and other children at risk.The manual (valued at $10) has been distributed to ministries and used worldwide and is available to you free of charge to use...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Action International Ministries |
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Youth Involved in Prostitution, Pornography & Sex Trafficking Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children is a booklet by Youth Advocate Program International which gives an overview of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and efforts to prevent it. Around the world hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of children are involved in the sex trade. This third booklet in a series on international youth issues focuses on these children. It...
Church Orphans Ministry Starter Pack Thinking about setting up an adoption or orphans ministry in your church but unsure where to start? This kit contains everything you need to launch a Church Orphans Ministry and furnish your church's resource library with excellent biblical and practical resources on adoption and orphan care.The Starter Pack includes the following:
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hardback Book
Fields of the...
Children in Crisis - Module 2: Street Children Curriculum & Module Developer: Phyllis Kilbourn, Ph.D. This module is a part of the Children in Crisis training series developed by Phyllis Kilburn. The material in this 18-lesson module (202 pages) is designed to train those working, or desiring to work, with street children. A foundational course, it helps participants understand who street children are and why they are on the streets. It...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
Reaching Children in Need This book is valuable reading for anyone concerned about children at risk worldwide. In Reaching Children in Need, the founder and International Director of Viva Network, Patrick McDonald, tells the story of how Viva Network began. He introduces the issues facing children at risk, the Christian response to these huge challenges, and the vision for networking to enhance and mobilize action for...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Viva Network |
Launching an Orphans Ministry in Your Church: Paperback w/ DVD Do you ever wish your church could have a ministry to orphans, but you don’t know how to start? With this easy step-by-step guide, you are given the principles and practical tools needed to launch an effective church orphans ministry. This guide includes a vision-casting DVD hosted by FamilyLife President, Dennis Rainey that will introduce you and your church’s leaders to existing...
Terrify No More In Terrify No More, Gary Haugen, president of the Christian humanitarian organization International Justice Mission, tells the account of IJM's efforts to rescue young girls from forced prostitution in Svay Pak, Cambodia. Written with the aid of communications consultant Hunter, the story tells of girls sold into sex slavery by their families or tricked into it by the promise of legitimate work....
Dateable: Are You? Are They? Passion. It's the fuel for success, for dreams, for life. But too many teens focus their energy and passion on the wrong thing-the wrong person. Dateable pulls no punches in telling teens the truth about dating while also directing their passion toward a greater purpose in life. Teen relationships seldom last, the authors point out, so why should teens invest so much of themselves emotionally,...
Dangerous Surrender Surrender. It is not an inviting concept, is it? Yielding. Relinquishing. Our very nature resists these concepts.Intimacy with God. Now that is far more appealing. Don’t we all long for a deeper personal experience of God’s presence? In her book, Dangerous Surrender, Kay Warren takes us on a startling adventure, across the globe and over the backyard fence, bringing us face to...
The Five Love Languages of Children Loving our children isn't always enough. Learning to speak their love language communicates your love in ways they'll understand right from the start. Unconditional love is something all children can understand. Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages of Children can help you make your child feel secure, loved and more willing and open to interact with you and your family.
This resource can...
Not for Sale Human trafficking generates $31 billion annually and enslaves 27 million people around the globe, half of them children under the age of eighteen. In his book, Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade, award-winning journalist David Batstone profiles the new generation of abolitionists who are leading the struggle to end this appalling epidemic. ...Not for Sale is a campaign of...
Children Demand a Verdict Children need clear and direct answers to their questions about God, the Bible, sin, death, etc. Directed to children ages 7-11 this question and answer book by Josh McDowell tackles 77 tough issues with clarity and relevance, questions such as: Why did God make people? How do we know Jesus was God? How could God write a book? Is the Bible always right? Are parts of the Bible make believe? Why did...
AIDS and You: A Christian Response to AIDS AIDS and You, by Patrick Dixon, was originally published in 1989, as a shorter version his book, The Truth about AIDS, to encourage a practical compassionate response to AIDS by churches of every denomination, focused on community care and prevention. It has been revised and updated at the request of people from all over the world, who have asked for a short "action" book about...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: ACET Russia |
Life Goes On This resource manual on AIDS from ACET is available in Russian only, but below are the chapter headings in English.
Basic Information about AIDS
Counselling
Learning to Live with HIV
ARV Therapy
Family and Motherhood
Palliative Care
A full listing of chapter headings and topics covered in this manual can be found here in English.
The manaul can be...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: ACET Russia |
The Skeptic's Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis AIDS is the biggest public health problem the world has ever faced. Yet with all the available information, many of us know little about it. There are thousands of books, websites, and professional documents about AIDS, but it takes time to search them to find the simple facts and information that dispel the myths about this pandemic. Motivated by the obvious need for a manageable tool, Dale...
The Hope Factor: Engaging the Church in the HIV/AIDS Crisis The enormity of the global AIDS pandemic threatens to overwhelm us. More than 3 million people died of AIDS last year—about 8,000 per day—and another 5 million were infected with the pernicious HIV virus. And the numbers are growing.So what role do we, the Church play in this growing crisis? The church must continue to give hope to the hopeless—those languishing alone. We must...
Red Letters: Living a Faith that Bleeds In many Bibles, Christ's words are set apart with a red font. It should be obvious, but this distinction helps remind us that when God becomes Man and that Man speaks it's probably something we cannot afford to miss.So why doesn't the church take these "red letters" to heart? Why aren't we doing more to be Christ's hands and feet to the poor, the disenfranchised, the weary, the ill, the...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Children's HopeChest |
Life Doesn’t Wait: Romania’s Failure to Protect and Support Children and Youth Living with HIV "More than 7,200 Romanian children and youth between age fifteen and nineteen are living with HIV—the largest such group in any European country. They are Romania’s miracle children, the survivors among the more than 10,000 children infected with HIV between 1986 and 1991 in hospitals and orphanages as a direct result of government policies that resulted in large numbers of...
Children in Crisis: A New Commitment Children in Crisis spells out the role of the church in a biblical, God directed response to the ills of children This unique book acquaints the reader with the problems of street children, sexually exploited children, children of war, child laborers, the girl child, children with HIV/AIDS and more.
After exposing the problems, Children in Crisis shows the reader how some have responded. It also...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
Children affected by HIV/AIDS Compassionate Care Parents, caregivers and professionals all join together in writing this important book on how to effectively and compassionately care for children with HIV/AIDS and AIDS orphans. Keeping to the practical style of Dr. Kilbourn’s other handbooks, this book gives ideas and examples of effective strategies in caring for children affected in some way by AIDS. The book defines the importance of...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
Celebrating Children Full of cutting-edge, practical information, this is a comprehensive reference book written by over 50 contributors from all around the world. Celebrating Children draws on the experience of both government- funded programs and small, sustainable community- based initiatives to address concerns of readers such as a holistic mission to children and the development, evaluation, and monitoring of...
An Ounce of Prevention "An Ounce of Prevention" by Don Schmierer (in Ukrainian)
In our complicated world, parents, young people and youth leaders frequently face the subject of homosexuality. For most people there are far more questions than answers. Author and seasoned counselor Don Schmierer provides a balanced perspective of this complex issue, discussing its various physical, emotional and...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: New Hope International |
Christians in the Age of AIDS: How We Can be Good Samaritans Responding to the AIDS Crisis Written early in the HIV epidemic, this book explores numerous issues for those in the faith community wanting to respond with compassion to those impacted by HIV/AIDS. Divided into four sections: AIDS and the World, AIDS and the Church, AIDS and the Family, and AIDS and the Individual Christian, the book's 13 chapters cover such topics as: Medical facts, the ministry challenge, ministry models,...
Unite for Children Unite Against AIDS This UNICEF program strives to bring the specific needs of the most vulnerable children and adolescents into the HIV debate. The program works to prevent infection among adolescents and young people, to prevent mother to child transmission, to provide pediatric treatment and for the protection of orphans and vulnerable children.The report is available in English and in Russian.
The AIDS Crisis: What We Can Do Over forty million people today are living with HIV/AIDS. The reality is dark. But in darkness, even one small flame of light makes a difference. And the church of Jesus Christ is bringing light into the darkness of the AIDS crisis all over the world.
Like these churches, this book is a flame. Deborah Dortzbach and Meredith Long offer personal stories, up-to-date statistics and their years of...
Narnia Center Vacation Bible School Series Pleas note that some of the VBS materials are no longer being published but are available for reproduction through Xerox copies. The English originals are also available. Please contact Narnia Center for information on how to receive these materials.
That You May Believe, Five Lessons from the Gospel according to John introducing children to Jesus through stories of people who met...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Narnia Center |
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Believe it or not, it's possible to make teenagers feel loved without embarrassing them in front of their friends. Dr. Gary Chapman will help you connect with them emotionally, on their terms. There's never been a more important time to tell them you love them, and no tool will be as effective as their love languages.
This resource can be purchased in English from any major book retailer and can...
Russian Books From Narnia Center Narnia Publishing prints Russian language books and develops videos that shape a Christ-centered character. The primary focus of Narnia Publishing is to publish books for children and youth and those who minister with them. In addition to publishing translations of western authors, Narnia seeks to encourage, develop and publish emerging national (Russian) Christian children's authors. Narnia...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Narnia Center |
Narnia Center Training Material The following are some of the resources available from the Narnia Center.Manual for Training Sunday School Teachers, by Narnia staff and others. (Original Russian work developed by Narnia Center staff and associates) This is a comprehensive training manual that can be used by Christian Educators to train Sunday School teachers, or can be used by a group of teachers or individuals to train...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Narnia Center |
Multi-Language Media Multi-Language Media (www.multilanguage.com) offers Christian resources in foreign languages including Russian, Ukrainian, and Romanian. Their online catalog contains Scriptures in over 90 languages, Christian books in about 45 languages, the "Who Is Jesus?" tract, Bible-based ESL materials, children's resources_old, the JESUS video in over 300 languages, plus a variety of Christian...
| Type: Bible | | Related Organization: Multi-language Media |
Caring for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS The report looks at how the epidemic undermines children's health and schooling, and reinforces marginalisation and deprivation. It explores the options for the care of children in communities affected by the AIDS epidemic. Beginning with the premise that the parent-child bond is the basic building block of child development and the family the basic unit of society, the report looks at ways to...
ECPAT Anti-Trafficking Country Reports This ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) study covers the reasons and ways in which children are trafficked, and potential prevention strategies. How states deal with cross-border prostitution and separated minor asylum seekers is also considered in this new research, as well as the legislative environment and the application of rules...
Listen to the Children, Listen for a Change To purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
The Big Book of Bible Games If you've ever questioned the spiritual value of "Duck-Duck-Goose" or "Wink'em", but still want to let kids have fun - here's the book for you. Active Bible learning games for children ages 6 - 12. To purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
Bible Stories For Children Bible Stories For Children, by Margarita Grey To purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Bible | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
103 Questions Children Ask About Right from Wrong This book by Dave Veerman focuses on questions actual kids have asked about right and wrong. Fun cartoons help illustrate the questions, while simple answers, Bible verses, and related questions assist children ages 4-8 to understand each entry.To purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
I Want to Enjoy My Children If you didn’t plan for them -- or even if you did, having kids may threaten to spoil the fun of marriage. This book shows how to make parenting a fascinating, pleasant journey, wherever it may leadTo purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
Stomping Out the Darkness The powerful message of the best-selling book, "Victory Over Darkness" written especially for young people. Provides youth with the keys to their identities, worth and acceptance as children of God. To purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
What the Bible is All About Young Explorers The classic Bible handbook has been revised and updated to make the Word of God even more accessible to children. To purchase this resource, please go to GLINT's online bookstore, search the title and scroll down to select the language of your choice.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Gospel Literature International (GLINT) |
The Messiah Story Sine Ministries has developed "The Messiah Story" in audio and print formats. This story weaves the Bible's Gospels into a single, unique history of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The storyteller Maxus, his young friend Andrew, and the other characters will captivate you. The story will permit you to understand and appreciate the person of Jesus Christ in a deeper way.This could be...
Heaven Help Me Raise These Children! Janey DeMeo's parenting book, Heaven Help Me Raise These Children, is available from CarePoint Ministries.Heaven Help Me provides biblical direction for practical parenting issues, and especially works as a 12-week small group study, although it can also be read individually.Please tell your church about it and see if they'd be interested in ordering some for a group study.Contact Janey for more...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Orphans First |
Abandoned to the State 1998 - It is seven years since the declining Soviet Union released the last of its most renowned political dissidents, and closed a chapter of notorious human rights abuse in psychiatric hospitals and GULAG prisons. Yet today, in another archipelago of grim state institutions, the authorities of the Russian Federation are violating the fundamental rights of tens of thousands of innocent citizens:...
The Sacred Bath: An American Teen's Story of Modern Day Slavery Author Theresa Flores shares her story of trafficking and slavery while living in an upper-middle class suburb of Detroit Michigan. At fifteen years of age, she was drugged, raped and tortured for two long years. Kept in bondage, forced to pay back an impossible debt. All the while living at home, attempting to keep family safe and attending school during the day along side of her abusers. Only to...
Inside the Adoption Agency: Understanding Intercountry Adoption in the Era of the Hague Convention This exciting new book that targets the adoption community of professionals and prospective adoptive parents is titled Inside the Adoption Agency: Understanding Intercountry Adoption in the Era of the Hague Convention. The National Council for Adoption recommends this book and states, "The Erichsens are leading pioneers of Intercountry adoption. Part history lesson and part how-to guide,...
Sexually Exploited Children: Working to Protect and Heal Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn and Marjorie McDermid provide us with hands-on, practical resource for people who are ready to respond to the need of exploited children. The authors of this volume outline helpful strategies and specific actions to combat this crisis. They also present effective healing and prevention programs. Sexually Exploited Children is...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
On the Threshold of Hope "With each page, Dr. Langberg leads you through your journey understandingly, gently, safely and compassionately. True accounts from survivors testify to the fact that there is hope and healing for you and will help you better understand yourself. From dealing with the trauma to understanding how it has damaged your body, emotions, thinking, relationships and your spirit, you will be enabled...
Sport, Recreation and Play This UNICEF report states, "Through sport, recreation and play, children and adolescents learn to exercise judgement and think critically while finding solutions to problems. They promote the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, teaching teamwork, self-discipline, trust, respect for others, leadership and coping skills. Essential to ensuring that children develop into responsible...
Violence Against Disabled Children "Children who live with a physical, sensory, intellectual or mental health disability are among the most stigmatized and marginalized of all the world’s children. While all children are at risk of being victims of violence, disabled children find themselves at significantly increased risk because of stigma, negative traditional beliefs and ignorance. Lack of social support, limited...
Children and Disability in Transition in CEE/CIS and the Baltic States The goal of this report, in keeping with the global mandate of UNICEF, is to provide information and analysis that can be used to protect children with disabilities and promote the fulfillment of their rights.This report is available in English and Russian.
Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 The Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 provides practical examples of ways in which children can be given distinct attention and visibility in the analysis of poverty and in policy priorities, while also stressing that data collection has to be improved and made more accessible in order to allow the impact of policies on children to be effectively assessed and addressed.Scroll down the page at this...
Romani Children in South East Europe This UNICEF report details the challenges facing Romani children in South East Europe and poses recommendations to help end discrimination and secure the rights of all children.
Mentally Disabled Children and Youth in Romania This UNICEF report strives to identify real solutions so that young people and children with mental disabilities may benefit from the best of care and living standards. Hopefully, the recommendations and conclusions in this report will help to the achieve this objective.
Challenge to Civil Society: Russia's Amended Law on Noncommercial Organizations The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report on Russia's controversial law on nongovernmental organizations. The authors state that the law places "disturbing" restrictions on NGOs.To read the report in its entirety, click here.
EBF Anti-Trafficking Resource Book 2006 The European Baptist Federation workgroup to fight human trafficking has put together a useful resource to help churches become active in battling human trafficking. The resource include Biblical basis for church involvement, suggestions for action and several Bible studies.
Juvenile Justice in the Republic of Moldova This 72 page UNICEF report gives an in-depth explanation and evaluation of the juvenile justice system in Moldova.
Combating the Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes What is trafficking in children for sexual purposes? How to recognize children at risk and child victims of trafficking? This book is available for download as a pdf file and answers these questions and more.
ECPAT International has extensive information available on their web-site dealing with the issue of commercial exploitation of children.
Hope and a Future Viva Network has produced a 'handbooks' series, which are based on case studies of various child development programmes. They will be particularly useful for those considering setting up a project, but also for those already working with children. Hope and a Future is focused on ministering to street children.Free downloads are available here.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Viva Network |
Friends in Need Viva Network has produced a 'handbooks' series, which are based on case studies of various child development programmes. They will be particularly useful for those considering setting up a project, but also for those already working with children. Friends in Need is focused on ministering to orphans in the community.Free downloads are available here.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Viva Network |
Jobs for Life Looking for resources on work with children at risk? Viva Network has an excellent directory of materials available for organizations like yours.
Check out this practical manual, along with a number of others, available online for free. If you don't already have it, you will need to download a free version of Acrobat Reader to view these files. Hardcopies are also available for $10 +...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Viva Network |
Body, Mind and Soul Looking for resources on work with children at risk? Viva Network has an excellent directory of materials available for organizations like yours.
Check out this practical manual, along with a number of others, available online for free. If you don't already have it, you will need to download a free version of Acrobat Reader to view these files. Hardcopies are also available for $10 +...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Viva Network |
Voice in the Streets Looking for resources on work with children at risk? Viva Network has an excellent directory of materials available for organizations like yours.
Check out this practical manual, along with a number of others, available online for free. If you don't already have it, you will need to download a free version of Acrobat Reader to view these files. Hardcopies are also available for $10 +...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Viva Network |
Camp Staff Handbook Christian Camping International offers these handbooks in Russian, Latvian, and Georgian.Written by Viktor & Anna Artemov, Dave & Elfrieda Loewen. Edited by Irina Rechitskaya, Alexander Dubchak. Senior Editor: Alexander Kharitonov.
Visit Christian Camping International's website for more information or to purchase these materials.
100 Cool Games for Christian Youth Collection, in Russian, of new and innovative games and activities from Russia and the United States. 100 new ways to have fun in small places, great halls, outdoors, and on the move.
Compiled and edited by Alexander Kharitonov. Games from the book "Great Group Games for Youth Ministry" © 1994 Group Publishing, USA and are translated and published in Russian with the kind...
Healing the Children of War Healing the Children of War is designed to give practical guidance to those who desire to be of service to little ones whose lives have been shattered by conflict. Joining Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn as authors are qualified professionals, many of whom, like her, have lived through civil wars alongside the children who suffered unspeakable horrors. Used in over 70 countries this book is an excellent tool...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
No Apologies: The Truth About Life, Love and Sex (in Russian) Are you looking for resources for your ministry to children? The Association for Spiritual Renewal in Moscow has an excellent bookstore, full of materials like:
The New Testament for Children (in Russian)By Gilbert Beers, 368 pages containing 49 stories, color illustrations, hardcover
No Apologies: The Truth About Life, Love and Sex (in Russian)By Focus on the FamilyThis book gives young...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Association for Spiritual Renewal |
Handbook on Youth Counseling "Handbook on Youth Counseling " by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler (in Russian)
A comprehensive, up-to-date resource for the 50 major issues facing today's youth. In the work of a lifetime, the authors have developed this easy-to-use handbook to help parents, teachers, pastors and youth workers guide today's young people through the minefields on the path to adulthood....
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: New Hope International |
Launching an Orphans Ministry in Your Church Do you ever wish your church could have a ministry to orphans, but you don’t know how to start? With this easy step-by-step guide, you are given the principles and practical tools needed to launch an effective church orphans ministry. This guide includes a vision-casting DVD hosted by FamilyLife President, Dennis Rainey that will introduce you and your church’s leaders to existing...
Street Children: A Guide to Effective Ministry This handbook is uniquely designed to train workers among street children. Examples are given from every continent and many cities that reveal the nature and extent of this global crisis. Several authors explain who street children are, where they can be found, why they are on the streets and the nature of their trauma. Street Children also gives a profile of the street worker, examines bonding...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
Jesus My Very Best Friend Here is the plan of Salvation in a simple story with supporting Bible verses on each page. Colorful illustrations beautifully represent our multicultural world. This is an evangelistic tool with the ability to reach the hearts of children all around the world with the love of Jesus.
http://www.gospelpublishingmission.org/books/jmvbf_russian.php
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Hope International Missions |
Street Children Literature To view more information about this curriculum or to order it, please click here.Offering Healing and Hope for Children in Crisis "Today millions of children live aimlessly on danger-filled city streets—both at home and around the world. These street children are vulnerable, powerless and without a voice. The situations the children confront daily lead not only to physical...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Crisis Care Training International |
Forgiven and Set Free: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women Christian Camping International/Russia has recently published the book "Forgiven and Set Free" by Linda Cochrane. It is available in Russian from their St. Petersburg office.
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Christian Camping International |
Restoring Children of the Streets Restoring Children of the Streets
Now also available as a download... (Adobe Acrobat Reader required. File size: 3.7 MB)
Restoring Children of the Streets: A Guide for Mobilizing and Equipping God's People Around the World is a 154-page manual/workbook authored by Jeff Anderson of ACTION International. It is designed to assist Christians in ministering the Gospel to the 160 million...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: Action International Ministries |
How to Adopt Internationally Mesa House PublishingPress Release
New Book Aimed at Growing Number of Hopeful Parents Looking to Adopt Internationally
Numbers for 2002 show continued growth despite travel concerns and economic uncertainty
Fort Worth, TX - Despite a sagging economy and lingering nervousness over foreign travel, the popularity of international adoption seems to be holding tight.
Tight enough that authors...
Russian Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt a Child from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan The Russian Adoption HandbookHow to Adopt a Child from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstanby John H. Maclean
Now Available at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide!Adopting a child can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life, yet complex policies, legal risks, and fewer available children make adopting domestically a difficult choice. International adoption offers a...
Adopting In Russia: Your Rights and the Law Adopting In Russia: Your Rights and the Lawby Irina M O'Rear
This is a book that contains clear and comprehensive information about adopting in Russia and the Laws that apply. These important Laws have been translated from Russian into English and provide the readers with true and accurate content in order to understand their legal rights as they apply to adoption in Russia. It is...
So You're Getting Married "So You're Getting Married" by Dr. Norman Wright (in Ukrainian)
This book provides bibilical wisdom and a rock-solid plan to help couples make sure that their life together will be the best it can be.
Readers will discover how to:
Be free from their past
Communicate
Understand themselves and their mate
Control anger...
Book of Hope (The Gospels for Children) Book of Hope International is an organization about presenting the Gospel to children in a way that they can understand. They have taken the gospels . . . Matthew, Mark, Luke & John . . . harmonized them chronologically, repeated nothing and omitted nothing. They then added the first two chapters of Acts, along with 100 study questions. These questions lead the reader back to key...
| Type: Bible | | Related Organization: Book of Hope International |
Commentary on Russian Law Esther Legal Information Service is planning to publish a book of comments on Russian law in Russian and English. This book will be invaluable for anyone living or working in Russia, with information on visas, marriage, adoption, and starting a business or non-profit organization in Russia. If you are interested in obtaining a copy please contact Ekaterina Smyslova for more...
Siberian Shivers Stuff your stockings with Siberian Shivers!
"My teeth were chattering, lungs bursting, body roasting alive..."
The story of a Californian's first exposure to a Siberian steam bath is something to laugh about-later. Siberian Shivers shares Bill Harris' adventures in Siberia, humorously recounting cross-cultural predicaments and offering spiritual insights...
The Great Siberian Rail Adventure Stuff your stockings with The Great Siberian Rail Adventure!
"We fought our way yard by yard back toward the train...."
Frantically boarding was just the beginning. The story of the Harrises' journey by car, ship, and rail across Russia is a hilariously heart-stopping tale. Come along and you'll find a dragon, an axe-wielding conductor, a supersonic clothes washer, and a van...
A Model for Western - National Partnerships In his new book, Hank Paulson, founder and president of New Hope International, shares a practical model of partnership for western and national believers working together for the cause of Christ. Global Partnerships: Networking and Nationals explains why this new model of missions is needed to replace less effective traditional methods. Through examples from the experience of New Hope...
| Type: Book | | Related Organization: New Hope International |
The Struggles and Successes of Trans-Racial, Cross-Cultural Adoptions JUST RELEASED OCTOBER 2004
The Struggles and Successes of Trans-racial, Cross-Cultural Adoptions
Nineteen years in the making, Butterflies in the Wind: The Truth About Latin American Adoptions, by Jean Nelson-Erichsen, LSW-MA, spans the lives of three children adopted at infancy and elementary school age. With sensitivity and humor, this personal record tells of their development, along...
